Roosevelt High School - Rohian Yearbook (Virginia, MN)

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Students study the American Observer in US History classes to learn aliout current events. Mr. Jerome Vftse uses a map in his world history classes to increase understanding of the subject. Guides Our Future With humor. Mr. George Munig, civics and economics teacher, clarifies a point. X hen he isn’t teaching I S History. Mr. Roger Scheldroup counsels pupils on their future vocations. 23

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Miss Amy Beckstrom, world history teacher and juris’ adviser, checks a file in the office. Miss Judith Behrendt. world history teacher, makes her sub- ject interesting. History Teaching the results of voting to his civics classes is one of Mr Frank Kukavina’s responsibilities. History is required by all students in Roosevelt High School. Sophomores take World History; juniors take U.S. History; and seniors take civics the first semester and have a choice of sociology or economics the second semester. In World History, students trace the develop- ment of man from prehistoric time to the present. U.S. History is the study of this country's past so we can improve the present and the future by learning from the mistakes of others. As Patrick Henry stated, “I have hut one lamp by which my feet are guided, and that is the lamp of experi- ence. I know of no way of judging the future hut by the past. The purpose of Civics is to teach students to be- come better citizens, and to understand the local, state and national governments. The study of Economics helps the student un- derstand the essentially free, competitive and dynamic American enterprise system. Sociology deals with man in his relationships to people in the world, and how the world functions due to this relationship. 22

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Mr. Walter Buntroek, shop» manager and welding instructor, prepares his assignments for the day. Mr. John Biranich. machine instructor, installs a desire to learn in his pupils. In shop courses boys learn skills and gain voca- tional abilities that are of value to them for the rest of their lives. These skills are practical and are sure to be used in everyday life whether or not work is continued in these fields. Often “shops” have not been considered highly scholastic courses and therefore skipped by the ambitious student. However, time is proving them to be of utmost importance in the final selection of a vocation or a profession. Today’s student must have a knowledge of his abilities and aptitudes in manual and mechanical skills as well as his academic abilities. Many professions require dexterity of the hands in coor- dination with their special training to fully accom- plish theirwork. Shop activities include machine woodwork, ma- chine and architectural drafting, electricity and electronics, gas and electric welding, general sheet metal, advanced printing, machine shop, and auto mechanics. Many of the courses are offered over a two-year period and one Smith-Hughes Auto Mechanics class operates for a three-hour period each day. Industrial Arts Courses on the high school level are not designed to turn out finished technicians ready to enter into the labor force as experts, but rather to give a broad set of experiences with dif- ferent kinds of machines and materials. This will assist the individual to better choose the path he will follow, be it in an advanced learning situation or in the area of industry and or the professions. 24 The Star is printed by printing pupils of Mr. Karl Ruthenbeck.